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fix: remove qpdf CVE-2024-24246 from kernel checklist #40

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion src/kernelcve.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ const std::vector<KCve>& table() {
{"CVE-2022-42720", "5.1", "6.1", "RCE", {"CONFIG_MAC80211"}, {}, "mac80211 BSS refcount UAF; remote (companion to 42719)."},
// Bluetooth (CONFIG_BT): remote over BR/EDR (BleedingTooth); proximity RCE.
{"CVE-2020-12351", "4.8", "5.10", "RCE", {"CONFIG_BT"}, {}, "BleedingTooth: L2CAP A2MP type confusion; remote BT RCE."},
{"CVE-2024-24246", "", "6.7", "LPE", {"CONFIG_QAT"}, {}, "QAT driver UAF (hardware-specific)."},

// --- misc high-signal ---
{"CVE-2021-27365", "", "5.11.4", "LPE", {"CONFIG_SCSI_ISCSI_ATTRS"}, {}, "iSCSI netlink heap OOB."},
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions tests/unit/unit_tests.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -933,6 +933,14 @@ static void test_kernelcve() {
dp->reason.find("config unknown") != std::string::npos);
CHECK(find_kcve(r, "CVE-2016-5195") == nullptr); // Dirty COW fixed 4.8.3 -> out of range

// CVE-2024-24246 is a qpdf heap-buffer-overflow, not a Linux/QAT CVE.
// Keep it out of the kernel checklist regardless of version or QAT config.
std::set<std::string> qat = {"CONFIG_QAT"};
for (const auto* version : {"3.4.0", "6.3", "6.6.86"}) {
CHECK(find_kcve(ft::kernel_cve_scan(version, NOCFG), "CVE-2024-24246") == nullptr);
CHECK(find_kcve(ft::kernel_cve_scan(version, &qat), "CVE-2024-24246") == nullptr);
}

// Config gating: NF_TABLES present -> nftables applies; io_uring absent -> ruled out.
std::set<std::string> cfg = {"CONFIG_NF_TABLES"};
auto r2 = ft::kernel_cve_scan("6.3", &cfg);
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